Arte y Cultura
Winners of the National Jewish Book Awards
SIX DAYS OF WAR June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East By Michael B. Oren Oxford University Press Anthology THE RUSSIAN DEBUTANTE’S HANDBOOK By Gary Shteyngart …
Hagadda for Shavuot
Shavuot, the end of a “seven times seven” days countdown, is finally here, and it brings you this Haggadah. Shavuot’s main tradition is the Tikkun Leil Shavuot. On Shavuot’s night, …
Some customs for the holiday of Hanoukah
1)The custom in Egypt was not to say Sidouq HaDin all 8 days of Hanoukah. 2)The custom amongst all Middle Eastern and North African Jewish communities is to only use …
Un cuento de Purim – Historia de Leon y Dina
Gran inseguridad reinaba en Bohemia en los tiempos del rey Juan de Luxemburgo, quien solía encontrarse más en los campos de batalla de toda Europa, en busca de hazañas y …
Las Tablas eran de Piedra – Un artículo sobre Shavuot
“Yo había subido al monte a recoger las tablas de piedra, las tablas de la alianza” Deuteronomio 9:9 De piedra eran las tablas. De un material simple y barato. Si …
August 12 – Yorzait of the murder of The Jewish Russian Intelligentsia
Text from “Seven-fold Betrayal”: The Murder of Soviet Yiddish zayn kop loykht-oyf mit zibn likhter ariber zibn mol farrat. er vert tsurik gezalbter dikhter oyf toytn dil fun kazamat.[1] [‘Seven …
Tisha B’Av – 9 Av
This fast day stands out from the other three fasts related to the destruction of the Temples. It is so important because it marks the day when both Temples were …
Lag Ba’Omer – 18 Iyar
It is customary to be joyful on Lag BaOmer. And though during the Counting of the Omer we observe some of the customs of mourning, on Lag BaOmer an exception …